Comments on: Wen Jiabao’s visit, Abe talks to Bush, Foreign Buyout Funds, and Japan Leads the Blogoshere: TPR News for Friday, April 6, 2007 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/ Independent Podcasting from Tokyo. Featuring Seijigiri, a discussion of Japanese news and politics, as well as TPR News, our twice a week look at Japan's top stories. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:39:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: More on Steel Partners, Sapporo and Hostile Takeovers in Japan : Japan Economy News & Blog http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/#comment-512868 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 13:23:16 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/#comment-512868 [...] On March 30 we reported on the ‘Advance Warning System’ for takeovers that had been approved by the shareholders of Sapporo Breweries. After being reported by the major news media, the story hasn’t really picked up much in the way of analysis, which is surprising given its position within the current state of the Japanese economy - especially when the cover of last week’s edition of Newsweek Japan depicted the Japanese flag, with its red sun surrounded by various domestic brand logos, being sucked into a hole. [...] […] On March 30 we reported on the ‘Advance Warning System’ for takeovers that had been approved by the shareholders of Sapporo Breweries. After being reported by the major news media, the story hasn’t really picked up much in the way of analysis, which is surprising given its position within the current state of the Japanese economy - especially when the cover of last week’s edition of Newsweek Japan depicted the Japanese flag, with its red sun surrounded by various domestic brand logos, being sucked into a hole. […]

]]> by: ken http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/#comment-67240 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:04:35 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/#comment-67240 Pellegrini, I agree with you about South Korea, but I do think the low numbers has to do with Technorati's presence. They don't have a site in Korean, so there's no real reason for Korean bloggers to ping them. Thus, they don't get that data. It surprises me as well, since it is a huge potential market for Technorati, though maybe that's in the cards for the future (I wish Joi Ito would weigh in and let us know...) I have seen blog networks show up as one blog in Technorati, though not anymore. Ah - what is the definition of a blog...that's tough. I still have these conditions: 1) It's a website (duh) 2) It allows commenting (login or not) 3) It allows trackbacks 4) It allows the user to link back to his/her blog on a comment/trackback I realize that my conditions leave out many of the most popular 'blogs' - for example, <a href="http://sethgodin.typepad.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Seth Godin's blog</a> allows trackbacks but not comments, but is ranked #17 on Technorati. So, I suppose it's one of those, "I know it when I see it" definitions. If I could plug one of the top 100 blogs at Technorati, it would have to be <a href="http://blog.guykawasaki.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Guy Kawasaki's blog</a> (currently at #27). He just rules. What are you doing commenting so late? Don't we have to be somewhere in the morning? Pellegrini, I agree with you about South Korea, but I do think the low numbers has to do with Technorati’s presence. They don’t have a site in Korean, so there’s no real reason for Korean bloggers to ping them. Thus, they don’t get that data. It surprises me as well, since it is a huge potential market for Technorati, though maybe that’s in the cards for the future (I wish Joi Ito would weigh in and let us know…)

I have seen blog networks show up as one blog in Technorati, though not anymore.

Ah - what is the definition of a blog…that’s tough. I still have these conditions:

1) It’s a website (duh)
2) It allows commenting (login or not)
3) It allows trackbacks
4) It allows the user to link back to his/her blog on a comment/trackback

I realize that my conditions leave out many of the most popular ‘blogs’ - for example, Seth Godin’s blog allows trackbacks but not comments, but is ranked #17 on Technorati. So, I suppose it’s one of those, “I know it when I see it” definitions.

If I could plug one of the top 100 blogs at Technorati, it would have to be Guy Kawasaki’s blog (currently at #27). He just rules.

What are you doing commenting so late? Don’t we have to be somewhere in the morning?

]]> by: Pellegrini http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/#comment-67170 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 15:46:28 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/#comment-67170 What is the definition of a blog? Or perhaps it's easier to decide what is <em>not</em> a blog. I'm surprised that the numbers for South Korea don't show up in the top three. NAVER and NATE (CyWorld) might both qualify as networks of blogs (NATE hosts homepages that have blogs built into them). Both networks boast millions of registered users. I would be willing to bet that they easily beat out China at this stage of the game. However, that will probably only last for another year or so. I wonder if what Gen Kanai said about the results being skewed in Japan's favor have anything to do with that. What is the definition of a blog? Or perhaps it’s easier to decide what is not a blog.

I’m surprised that the numbers for South Korea don’t show up in the top three. NAVER and NATE (CyWorld) might both qualify as networks of blogs (NATE hosts homepages that have blogs built into them).

Both networks boast millions of registered users. I would be willing to bet that they easily beat out China at this stage of the game. However, that will probably only last for another year or so.

I wonder if what Gen Kanai said about the results being skewed in Japan’s favor have anything to do with that.

]]> by: Turner http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/#comment-67124 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 14:55:33 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/#comment-67124 I still think the blog presence in Japan is rather unique. I'm pretty sure I argued that in one of your earlier reports, but I'd love to see some comparison stats between English blogs in the US and Japan. Just how interconnected they make all of us in this country... maybe because there aren't as many, and we're more likely to make personal connections. By the way, congrats on the sponsor - how did that come to pass? I still think the blog presence in Japan is rather unique. I’m pretty sure I argued that in one of your earlier reports, but I’d love to see some comparison stats between English blogs in the US and Japan. Just how interconnected they make all of us in this country… maybe because there aren’t as many, and we’re more likely to make personal connections.

By the way, congrats on the sponsor - how did that come to pass?

]]> by: ken http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/#comment-66998 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:06:04 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/#comment-66998 Gen, Thanks! I knew about the Japan office, but wasn't sure about others...and didn't want to make an editorial comment about it in the news. Any idea if there are plans for expansion into other Asian nations? Gen,

Thanks! I knew about the Japan office, but wasn’t sure about others…and didn’t want to make an editorial comment about it in the news.

Any idea if there are plans for expansion into other Asian nations?

]]> by: Gen Kanai http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/#comment-66961 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 10:00:34 +0000 http://www.transpacificradio.com/2007/04/06/abe-bush-jiabao-fund/#comment-66961 Good post- enjoy your blog tremendously. Note: data from Technorati is skewed to Japan because they have an office in Japan. They don't have staff in other Asian nations and so therefore data from bloggers in other parts of Asia is less-well-represented. Good post- enjoy your blog tremendously.

Note: data from Technorati is skewed to Japan because they have an office in Japan. They don’t have staff in other Asian nations and so therefore data from bloggers in other parts of Asia is less-well-represented.

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